Gluten Free Pumpkin Cornbread Muffins
 
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Welcome fall with these light and fluffy Gluten Free Pumpkin Cornbread Muffins. They're slightly sweet with a touch of cinnamon and a hint of pumpkin. Hello holidays!
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Recipe type: Bread
Serves: 12 muffins
Ingredients
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, melted
  • ¼ cup pure maple syrup
  • ½ cup milk or nondairy substitute
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup 100% pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum*
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons high quality all-purpose gluten free flour (or my preferred mix of ⅓ cup white rice flour, ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons sorghum flour, ¼ cup tapioca starch, and 2 tablespoons potato starch)**
Directions
  1. In a medium sized mixing bowl, melt butter in microwave for 30-45 seconds. Stir and allow to cool to touch. Add maple syrup, milk, egg, and pumpkin puree and whisk until smooth.
  2. In a separate mixing bowl, sift together baking powder, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, xanthan gum (if your all-purpose blend doesn't already contain it), cornmeal, and gluten free all-purpose flour blend.
  3. Add dry ingredients to wet and mix with a spatula until incorporated.
  4. Divide batter between 12 standard sized muffin tins. Bake at 400 degrees for 16-18 minutes or until tops bounce back at touch of a finger and toothpick inserted into center of muffins comes out clean with few moist crumbs.
  5. Once done baking, gently remove muffins from tins and set on a cooling rack. Serve warm with butter and honey.
  6. Store leftover muffins in airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, in fridge for up to 5 days, or in freezer for up to 3 months. Warm leftover muffins before serving.
Notes
*Only add xanthan gum if your gluten free all-purpose blend doesn't already contain it.
**You may use your own gluten free blend, but for best results use my preferred blend.
Recipe by Breezy Bakes at https://www.breezybakes.com/gluten-free-pumpkin-cornbread/